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This popular social media platform, launched in 2004, was originally only avaliable to Harvard students before expanding nation-wide.
What is Facebook?
This holiday beverage, traditionally made with eggs and milk, was once banned in the U.S. for being too alcoholic.
What is Eggnog?
In this event, atheletes slide stones across the ice towards a target, while teamates sweep in front to control the stone's speed and direction.
What is curling?
This document, signed in 1787, established the framework for the U.S government and has since been amended 27 times.
What is the U.S Constitution?
This 130 km^2 area in the Idaho section of Yellowstone National Park has been noted as a reported loophole in the Constitution of the United States. A person may be able to theoretically avoid conviction for any major crime, up to and including murder.
What is the Zone of Death?
This open source operating system, based on the Unix model, is the foundation for many distributions, including Ubuntu, CentOS, and Debian.
What is Linux?
This holiday song faced a lawsuit in 2022, after a songwriter claimed he made a song with the same title decades earlier.
What is All I Want for Christmas is You?
This sweet treat is made of sugar, water, and a flavouring like maple, and is often served at ski resorts during the winter months, especially in Canada.
What is Taffy?
This European country, once a Soviet republic, became independent in 1991 and later elected its first female president in 2004.
What is Estonia?
This was a method of Germanic law to settle accusations in the absence of witnesses or a confession
What is trail by combat?
This breakthrough in biotechnology allows for the editing of genes by directly altering DNA sequences, and is often refferred to as "molecular scissors".
What is CRISPR?
This iconic holiday tune was originally written for an ad campaign for a department stores new Christmas mascot.
What is Roudoph the Red Nose Reindeer?
This 2010 film, staring James Bond actor Daniel Craig, centers around a high stakes snowboarding competition in the Swiss Alps and includes a plot involving international espionage.
What is The Girl Who Played With Fire?
This island nation gained independence from Britain in 1965, and has been known for its role as a financial hub, with his capital being Port Louis.
What is Mauritius?
Section 33 of the Charter which allows the Canadian government to temporarily override certain sections of the charter.
What is the not-withstanding clause?
This component, known for for its ability to process parallel tasks, it is primarily responsible for rendering images and videos on a computer, and has become essential for gaming, video editing, and machine learning.
What is the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit?)
This fruit is dropped during New Years Eve celebrations in Atlanta, Georgia, instead of a traditional ball.
What is a peach?
This innovative design was introduced at the 2006 Olympic Games to increase safety in speed skating, reducing the number of injuries from skaters crashing into the ice at high speeds. It's a piece of equipement that fits over the legs of the skater.
What are "leg guards" or "speed skating suits"?
This European country, known for its neutrality, was one of the founding members of the European Union in 1957, although it did not adopt the euro currency after a single currency was introduced.
What is Sweden?
In 2015, this individual shot her husband, five times in their home in Michigan. Their pet parrot, Bud, was present and may have witnessed the murder. After the shooting, the parrot was heard repeating the words "Don't shoot!" in the victim's voice.
What is the case of Glenna Duram and Bud the African Grey parrot:
This technology, commonly used in credit cards and smart phones, allows for secure wireless payments via short range communication.
What is Near Field Communication (NFC)?
In the 12 days of Christmas, this is the gift given on the 7th day.
What are seven swans a-swimming?
This sport, also known as "skijoring", combines cross country skiing with dog sledding, where skiers are pulled by dogs or a team of dogs. It orignated in this country, where it is still a popular event today.
What is Norway?
In 1995, this international trade agreenment was signed to eliminate trade barriers between 29 countries and create a common market in the Southern Cone of South America, including Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
What is MERCOSUR (Southern Common Market)?
This landmark case in Canadian legal history exteneded the proteciton of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to include sexual orientation
What is Alberta v. Vriend (1998)?